This couple’s passion for Scrabble spells 60 years of L-O-V-E

PINE APPLE, Ala. (InvestigateTV) — They met in high school and married at the age of 18. Sixty years later, Pine Apple residents Kitty and John Lamkin are still just as happy as ever and playing the same game they got the year they were married.

“It’s a lot of give and take,” said John Lamkin. “She does a lot of the giving, I do most of the taking,” he joked.

“It’s a lot of togetherness, a lot of fun, and a lot of hard work,” said Kitty Lamkin.

Just after they got married, Kitty and John got the game Scrabble. They still have the original game in the box. They’ve added several new Scrabble games over the years, but the game hasn’t changed a bit.

They usually play four or five times a week.

“We just enjoy the interaction,” said Kitty. “It’s just been a lot of fun, something we do together, and we’ve been doing all our lives, and here we are in old age and we’re still doing it.”

“It’s easy to set up. It’s easy to put up,” said John.

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